La comunicación kinésica en árabe y su reconocimiento en el aprendizaje de la lengua árabe
- Patricia Vela Moreno
- Bachir Mahyub Rayaa
ISSN: 2254-5883
Year of publication: 2018
Volume: 7
Pages: 348-362
Type: Article
More publications in: ReiDoCrea: Revista electrónica de investigación y docencia creativa
Abstract
this work focuses on non-verbal communication, more specifically on the body language of Arabic native speakers. We analyse in this paper the non-verbal communication and the body language of two Arab speakers in order to respond a series of questions and objectives initially marked. Our main objectives are: (i) to find out whether the respondents are able to identify and recognize certain features (emphasise and negation) of Arabic non-verbal language; (ii) to find out if they know the meaning of those features and, in that case, whether it is due to they having studied them or because of their social and cultural environment; (iii) and to find out whether the recognition of Arabic non-verbal language is linked to the level of linguistic competence in Arabic and/or to the contact the respondents have with Arab culture. Method: An empirical study based on two surveys was conducted. We surveyed two groups –initial and advanced– of Translation and Interpretation studies with Arabic as a first foreign language. The data we obtained were subsequently analysed to reach certain conclusions and find out the proposed objectives. Results: The graphical analysis shows non-significant differences. The results obtained are somewhat heterogeneous. Conclusions: Factors such as the respondents background, either Arabic or Spanish, the contact with the Arab culture, as well as the level of linguistic competence in Arabic, have not been decisive nor in terms of the identification of the gestures per se nor in their acknowledgement.
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